Automobile.



E. K0EB& R.l P. THOMPSON.

AUTOMGBILB. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21,1909.`

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AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21,1909.

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11.1101313115A 11. P. THOMPSON.

i AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNI1Z1,190 9. v u 995,155. Patened June 13, 1911.

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Tolol whom 1f-'moy aannam: Be it known t'lmtlwe, Enfin .Kenn and .muoril. TnoMPsoN, citizens of the Seiten, iesidingat Lei sic, Pntnznn .Count5 Ollio, and Springlielc, in the County ol'V A' -ljiii'linnd StateofOllio, have invented ceriin new andnseini lnxprovemenlein Ant-obiles, ofw'iiih tlieollowing is a. ,speoiion, refereneelieing' ini/d tlie'iein tothe eon'ipanying drowings. 4

@mi inventionielntes .to .entoinpbileg :find

' 'ieehnnism by xneons'of Lwhich the oodypon on oil the machineiseeenred to the tuna ing gear, and in nature of anim )vement upontlieriioeliine shown ind de# iiied-linlliitent No. Sli-2,5%, granted tone nny 27, 1907.. i u rllhe objeet of the invention is 'to piovide .1.suppoiting' 'mechanism of-tliis character @pronged and constructed inSnell e' nannei" 'to perinit'tlieV drive wlieelsto niove. voi-`Iitieailly relatively to the body portion ind to' Y .permit one of thedrive wheels to move vor# 2li tic-olly relitively to' the body portionWithoutfmziterially eilteiingjllie' position of the other drive wheel,tliereby'enobling the drive Mwiieele to accommodate themselvesltoiii'egf larities of the roadway Without. transmitting 30j :i'xySnbetantiul ehoelio'r to the body poli- ;ion of theantomobilejandrende'ing `the iiiitomoliile more easy'riding.

#To tliie 'n..ndother endsoui'invention ooneists in certain novelfeatures ond'in certain combinations and iii'rengei-nentsof poilsA .liermetterlo-be (lessciibed,y andf then inoie' ticniorly nointed ontin theclaims. y In the accompanying drawings, 4Figure' 1f wrtop plain View ofthe renipoition of i 1" '40 "automobile embodying oui' 'invention will..

ltlfiebodyporl'ion removed@ Fig. 2 is n Teer4 end eleiyatioiri ofeuoh enautomobile; Fig.; glie, a trenevlerse'sectional Viewl on'tlie line oiFig. l Fig. l is' a transverse sectional lo rient token on the line y g/of Fig. l; Fig.

e side eleyat'ion othe rear punition ofthe "i'iitolnobilejvith the(li-ive wheel removed;

' Fig. `C 'is o longituifliinil,seotionail vienwaken e'il-tizilllvthrough theliiibof one oltlie` drive oelszind its spindle fig. ,7 n"View slionw' ing the inner Si'deot'one of the liebe in ele' Vetioinand`F-1g. 8 15m detailvseotional viyw' United i re vpartieulei'ly to-tle'epi'ing-supporting like? Sem-i no. mame.

of Lilie 'universel jointncoiinectinig :the vdiiving shaft tov the hubof the. drive Wheel! ln these drowi'ngswelmve illustrated one 56' `-formof our'invention and have shown theA .Coni-se, that this body p oitionym1131151. be of any eintnole olieioot'ei, depeni'iing upojnnthe type ofautomobile to which the invention'is up plied, lont intisnnieli es thebody portion pmi 65 se does' not'entei into the" present Ainvention Welieve ehown only the reel? portion of the .moin tranne, which, as'zibovestote/d, formele.

'port of the body poition'. The main from@ Il of' usnzil conetifncton,"being eiibstfm- 7) tinlly-ieotnngnlaf .lili find 1e provided `Wit-li .ittmneverse member@ nto" point-l etween the 'iront eind reni'endstliereof. A, seeondo'iy freine El is mounted upon. the main freineand consists' of two longitudinzil'mem 75 bers extending between thetransversemem. 1 bei" therear tile-inverse member vthe nin-in frame and.wronged `betie/oei@ and stilo.-

stantially parallel with the side nieinbe'is off.

the main frame The gear casing, 4 Supv80.

ported from the -eec'ondary frame 3 Zend con, .teinstlie compensatinggear 5 and transuma-` sion Agearing @which may be oi' any snit-ableconstruction. lli easing 4 is pro'vided'in its 1n. wlnh "15185oppos'l'izte sides withV bearings .'Z. jonin'eled the diving eliaft. f yA supplemental or supporting frange is,l mounted 'beneath the rearportion 'of the main 4freine il' in'd lies Vits 4orwaifd end pivfotell'yconnected to the moin frame and-'has 90 tli'eiezireground Wheels o1'drive Wheels oonneeted thereto. neer the rear. end thereof. This-enpjpleinentail frame, may be of any 4 suitable character, but. We havehere show-n tlielsnnie comprising. two side membersA o1 .95 legs 9converging VEoiw'a'rdl'y,rigidly seured'- together ai: their forward.efids having tl'ieii1 'foi-Walid ends pivotally connected to theinein'l'ra-ijne by a vlozill and. socket join-t. This connectioniemade., iny the present inf-100 stance, by providing' a sugportirigbracket, 10 consisting of upwardly extending ar'nis A1]., which aresecured to the"Sidemn1berS-of the,

, sivippleliental frame 3, and @forwardly ex# spindles'formed at therear end thereof, are

hollow,A as ,aliowlmore particularly in Figs; ,ffshown at 3i, the

G and 7.v .The ground whcelslf) may he s indle :2Q 'and has its outer.end'bifurcatedl as v .tufo arms of`the bitumei tion hcin'g arranged onvopposite tending yoke 12 'which is rigidly 'secured to shoun each groundwheel as p1'ovided`ivith atransverse meinberl arranged beneath the a huh2l u'hieh extends about the hollow main frame I and rigidly securedto'the Side spindle 20 of the corresponding leg-of the memhersthereof. Aball 14 is arranged lic- 4supplemental frame. Antifrietion bearings 5tween the two eide menlhere' ll' of the may he mounted between thespindle Miami 70 bracket and is provided with trunnion'a the hul) 2l,and, in' the present instance.; these extending from the opposite sidesthereot' antifrietion hearings are shown as. comand adapted to extend'through the side prising 'two roller hearings, one owhich, members 11of thebraeket l0 and rigidly sethe larger, shown at 22, is arranged'be--l0 cure the hall to this bracket. These truntween the huh and thespindle in substantial 75 nions may either be formed, 'integral Withihe'alinement rwith the spokes Vof the ground 'ball or may be in the vformof a holt extend wheel and isfheld against inward movement ing' throughthe hall and through the side h v means of a collar 23 which is' serew-.members 11- of the bracket. The forward threaded into the inner end ofthe huh. A

15 'end of the Supplemental'ra'me' has a socket 'second and smallerhearing 2t is mounted v250" adn tedlto receivethe hall 1li and complete'between the spindleand the huh at a point' tlieall and socket joint.This socket, 'in the near. the outer end of the spindle.' The Ahallpresent instance, is formed by roviding the race, comprising the inner.portion of the 'forward end 'of each leg 9 o the supple hearing 24, isheldnguinst 'outward move- 29 mental frame with a suhatantially` seini'-ment hy'a tlanged'collar 25 which is screw- 85 spherical socket 16. Eachof the sockets 1G threaded into the outer end of the hollow is 'rovidedwith a flange 17 'bv mea-ns of spindle 20, andthe two hearin s 2Q and 24which the two semi-spherical Soeliets may he are spaced apart by means'o a collar o1' rigidly-secured one to the other to form the sleeve 26which ils arranged between them.

` spherical socket within which the hall 14 is The hall race formin the'outer portion of 90 'mounted Each of the semi-spherical sockets thehearing 24 is loosq y mounted within the 1G is provided atopointadj'ac'ent to the corhuh, thereby' forming a Heating bearing andresponding side member 1l of the bracket enabling the spindle and huh toadjust them- 'with' an opening 18, through which the trnnselves tomaintain the proper alinement.

30 nionsl pass and which is preferably in the 1i/Vhilewe havehere shownone manner of 95 form of 'u vertically aymngedglt, Thug, it mounting thewheel upon the spindle, which will 'be seen.' that. the supplementalframe .we have found to he satisactorv,' it will he free to' move bothabout a horizontal axis GlWlUS limi. the Wheels my be mlomlllarranged-.transversely to themain h'frame, upon th'elspindles inany'suitable manner.

'and, to alimited extent, about a horizontal' The drive 'shaft 8, whichextends through 10@ axis extending longitudinally of the main theSideso'the gear casing 4, is flexible, beframe, the movement aboutthe'longitudinal 111g provided on opposite sides of the comaxis beinglimitedr by the length of the pensatmg gearing' 5 and'on the outside' ofslots 18,l j the casing i with universal joints 27.' The 40 The rearground Wheels :91' (iv'e Wheels, Outer enfls (sf'llle (ll'lVQ hilft 8tire (tlmnt'd 1.05

.which are Shown nt, 1S), um @mingen-)d t0 the directly to the drivewheelsand are provided supplemental frame near the rear end thereatpoints near the drive wheels with-A uniof, and, as the same are'rotatedopropel the Versal joints. ln the present-instance 'the machine, theyexert a forward thrust upon, ends of the drive shaft 'are connected tothe 'the 'main frame through the halthnd socket ground wheels within thehubs of those 110 joint b means of which the supplemental Wheels andthis. conneetion is preferably frame isconnected'to the mainframe.' In"made by means of a universel jont. .While the present instance` theroerende-of the two this joint may be of Aany suitable construelegsofthe supplemental frame are provided tion we have, in the presentinstance,4 prowith spindles 20, preferably by turning the, videdjtheouter'end of each hnhQl With 115 rear ends of these lege outwardly, andthe 'bearing hl'oek 28 which is-journaled upon a grou'n'd wheels 'arejournaled directly upon Sleeve 29, which, in turn, is rigidlyi'sbcuredthese spindles. Thus the suppleniehtal.v within the outer end ofthe huband in a frame forms whatI is in effect :L Vrshape'd position extending'transversely thereto b ande pivotally connected at one end to the meansof a holt 30. The` hearing hlocl 281s 120 y main frame and' havingground 'wheels fof auch a lengthl that, when the sleevefQQ' mounted onthe4 outer or rear ends thereof. has 4heen Secured firm y in positionwithin The two members of the Supplemental frame the hub, the .hearinglock will be free to are preferably h'ollou; and substantially cirirotate thereon. Each outer end of the drive $0 cular in crosssectiont:and-consequently, the shaft extends through the reapectivev 'W5.mounted upon these 'spindles in vany suitableI hearingr blockl Qt'andbeing of a width sub- '65A manner. ln the present instance we 'have lstantia'lly equal to the lengt-h of-the hearing 130 ried by a main frameso supported. These are important practical efl'eets and we'jwish to beunderstood as broadly laying rlaiin to the organization above stated.

We wish it to be understood that we do not desire to lie-limited to thedetails of oon-- Stiiietioii shown and 'desoi.ibed lfor obvioristnoditieations will oreiir to a person skilledl in .the art.

Having thus fully described our inveiition, what we claim as new anddesire to s eiu-ro by Letters Patent, 'is:-

1. In an automobihg. the combination, with-a main frame. a supplementalframe pivotally eonneeted at onel end 'to said inaiii `frati-leso.thatits other end may lmore vertieally, and'ground wheels, Conner-ted 'with'said supplemental `iframe near the free end thereof, of springsinterposed 4betweensaid main frameand said supplemental frame,

v Conner-ted to said main frame.y pivotally Con- 'to the other.

nect'ed to said supplemental frame at a point between the axial line ofthe ground wheels and the point'of support of said supple mentalframe/upon said main t'rame'and adapted to receive the vert-ira]movement vof the ground wheelsfin a'lessei: degreet and means 'forintereonnectling said springs to.

causa the'in to move in unison.

2. Aln an automobile, the' eombination,v

with a main frame, a supplemental Vframe 'inea-ted beneath the rear'portion of said -'niain frame and p ivotally connected thereto at'its'forward end so that its rear eiid may more' re'rtieally., andground ivheelseonnerted tosaid supplemental frame near the rear endthereof, of springs inter osed lietween said niainfran'ie and sai(supple'- mental frame, eonneeted at their opposite vends to said mainframe. pivotally mounted and extending beyond the sides thereof, and

' with a mainframe, asuppleinental frame springs rigidly secured t theopposite ends of said shaft and connected to said main frame.

4. In an automobile, the combination,-

loeated beneathth'e rear portion of said mainframe andpivotallyconnected thereto at its forward end so that ,its rear end 4maynected to said supplemental frame near the rear end thereof,- of a'shaft journaled on saidsupplemental frame and extending bemovevertically, and ground Wh'eels conl -Vconnecte otally mounted on saidSupplemental frame" 'ends 1 at the rear ends of the side members 4ofsaid mais@ yond the, opposite sides thereof; and springs extendinglmigitfudinallil ot' said maii frame. and oonneeted at their 'oppositeends to'said main frame. and rigidly eonneeted between their ends to theopposite ends of saidvshaft.- Y

5. ln an automobile. the combination, with a main frame. a supplementalframe ,loeated beneath the rear portion of saidf' niaiii frame andpivot'ally ronueeted thereto 75.

at its forward end so that its' rear end may more. `."ei'tieally, andground wheels oonnrrtrd to said supplemental .frame near the.. rear endthereof- 'ot' a member extending transversely to said main frameaiidlpivotally,emmer-ted thi-reto near the rear end thereof` a shaftlioiirinih-dv on said.si'ipple 'mental traine. springs extendinglongitudinall 4of said inaiii frana'. ein-h of 'iid' springs beingrigidly se iired to ono end of .35

said shaft, liaving'omendyronneetwl to the adjacent end of saidtransierse'meniberand ,its otherend rionneeted tosaid main frame.

6. ln an aiitd'iiotiile. thd eouibinat'ion,

with :i main f-i'ame. a supplemental ltramev 90' loeated beneath the'rearl portion ofy said ma'iii frame and piiotalty ronneeted thereto A atits forward endl sii that its rear end may v vmore. vertieally. andground `wheels eonnei-ted to said supplemental frame near the rear endthereof-, of a s ring extending transversely to said mainrame*andvpivotally eonneeted.thereto near the rear end thereof, a shaftjt'inrnaled in said supple.-

inental frame and extending beyond the 1 00 sides thereof. aspring`extoi'iiting longitudinally of said-mainframe on earhs'idethereof.' siii-h spring Abeing ,rigidly mounted on one end ot'said'shaft at a point between its ends` having one end ronneeted to theeorresponding end ot' said transverse .spring and" its dtlier end,eonnerted to said main frame.

7. In an, aiiti'iinobile, the eombiiiation, with a main frame, asiiiiplemental frame ioinprising forwardly eont'erging sithl niemberspivotally connerted' tat, their finward ends 'to said niai'nifraine,spindles arranged a't. the rear: ends ofthe side members' ofsaidsiipplem'ental frame, grt-)und wheels mounted on Sa-id sgindles, anda driving shaft directly to said ground wheels` ofla shaft, jo'urnaledin the side members of saidsiipplemental frame at a.` pointintermediate.

'their ends, and vi-iprings rigidly seeured to ,said shaft atointsinterinediate their ends and connecte( at their ends .to said mainframe;

-8. In um automobile, the eombination,

,with a main frame; a supplemental frame l comprising-forwardlyconverging side mem 115 bers'pivotally'eonneeted at their forward osaidniain frame, spindles arranged.-

supplemental frame, ground Wheels mounted on said spindles, and adriving shaft directly oemea 4conileeted to said V,efrouiid Wheels.;Cif-'a' who rigidly secured 'to each Aofjtloejsidexiembers oi Said'supplemental' frame, a

extending beyond d of said shaft and conircted at itsopposite endstosaidfmairg frame,

9. rijan automobileui `the' odmb-iriaiio,

` with afmaliriframe, a supplorgieiital frame eonnectednvto said `groundWheels, of arigid comprising forwardly converging sidemembers pirotallyeoignee'ted at their forward ends to sind mam frame, spindles arrangedat the rear ends theV side membersfofisaid su} plemenal`frame, groundWheelsrounted oirsziid spindles, and @driving shaft directly/.eorie'clion beiween lthe side members of said i su'mglemental frame, ashaft journaledelr said Lsidef members and exending y'beyond the sidesthereof, a spring arranged 'trailsA .verselyto' Said' main frameand'pivofally connected thereto lnear the rear end hereo,

sprmjgs arranged longitudinally of said main frame. rigidly secured todie opposite 'emls of said shaft, carmeeed at' their for Ward ends fofsaid main frme and counected at'i'lieir .rear ends lo the adjacent endsof said transverse 'spriugj 10. ln'an.,automobile, iie eornbina'ion,with aniai-n fra-me, of a supplemental frame comprising `two forwardlyoorivergiiig merioi bers. eaeli having. a subsauially semispberiealsocket a't its forward end, a splierleal bearing rigidly secured .tosaid moin frame "and adapiedto :enfer saidsoeket, means for rigidlyeomnectxrigf together ille forward ends of said supplemental framemerribers,- and ground wheels conneeted'lo Ythe rearv ends of saidsupplemental frame members. Il .ln ari auimmobile', ille combination',

with almalin fra-me, :z braelret rigidly 15ecured to said'riiain'frarnoand comprising 4tryo side membersMa bearing o'all arranged between said,sido menibere, and irme-mons 'rigidly secured to said bail and.eomieeied to the lsideV members of said diraeret, of a supplementalframe comprising forwardly convergingside `members, each o'f sz{1d sideiriembers' having e substantially sendspherieallsoekeii-Lathe forwardend #hereof adapiedio Hoover" said bearing ball and baring opfioiinggsVtherein for the passage of said trurimonsgmeans for rifr'ifllyisecurmgthe forward ends 'o fsaiol suppien'ierrtal-frame' members one to thether. and drive wheels eonnee''ed'o, tiie rearl ends oil said sii-pplemental frame members.

12.-.'ln an automobile, die comriimiom .willi afmairi frame, 'asii'pplemeiifal frame,

comprising forwardly converging.; aide mem bers, arranged beneailiiberear' poiiorn of (bemam 'frame and piii'ol'alijl' eemneei'ed of its'forward end to aaidma'iu frame, and.

ground 'Wheels eonneeied-o lie rear ends' ofthe eorivergmg sidemembersof aard. emp;

'sa-id verbal jointon each side of the-point of su@- "Zai` portfrom.said nialn frame arrd haring a universal j'saidmain frame, -tbe rear'end of said elemental frame, of' a' driving Shaft 'sup-i` portedfrom'saidwmoin frame and having its outeixends ground Wheels', s'aidshaft heir'megaV unijoint' at its point'ofeonneeliori io SaidhubS.-

13,'111 an automobile, with fa main frame, 4 pivoally connected at 'itsforward end to' hollow spindles ,carried by supplemental frame, havinghubs journaledi on the eombiation,

gijound Wheels sai-d spindles and extendiing beyond4 the outer 8o endsthereof, and springs interposed'between said "maia frar'ue-s11clj saidsupplemental: frame, sa'N-lsprmg's being pivotally mounted .on saidsupplemental frame-and 4riggfidly oa dri-ving shaft 35 eonneeed ouetothe other, supporied fromusaid main universal joint o'n each suppoi'indhaving iis-'3 infr through frame, hai/ieg a sidef the point ofopposil'ewends extendsaid lioilw spindles, and a uni?A i'C-rsal joint'connecting; each end-"of saidW a0 shaft io tbe respective hub. y

14. lin an automobile, a. moin orfbodyrame, springs rizonneetediliereto,a' supple` n'ieialaljor truck. fraaie haring one' end i or bodyframe,growid4 95 Swiveled fo said main Wheels earryingthe'otber end4thereof, and a 'iasve-rse bar journaledfo ,said supplementalframeandeoxineeting said springs.

15. In an automobile, a main or body frame, trauernie'eion mechanismsupported 100 lbereby,a Horrible connection between it and groundwheels, supporing springe e'onueofed lo said frame, a supplemerialorruok'frame having 'one erl'dv swiveled to said main 4or bof/ily'friiineerouml uilieels earryiljig ille 105 ether end the1e9f-zir1d'connected with the transmission mechanism tlujough tbe' 'iexi-- bleconnection,aforesaid, and i'ransverse bar joi'irnaled to diesu'pyieirieutal or truck tl1e'reo. i l

Q16. n 'an automobile, a main frame, an axle, ground 'Wheels supportingSaid axle,

said axle being pivo'tally frame and 'b avingsaid 'springs connected H6line-'of the ground wheels and havingji.A swiveledfmomment around ar1'ax'is'in the lin'e oi. travel of belveb'iele, springs interposed betweensaid main frame and's'aid axle, said springs being rigidly 'attached to120" enel: oberby'a cross member to cause them. in act'in unison ltosuppor the body porioiii i'iipriglit position and being"pivotalljncori-l peeredv to the axle ai: or near the point of conneeliouvith said eroes .member for'hepur- 1254- pose of seeming a.l freemovement ot be springs mdependemly o? the. swlvelmg or the rising' ai'idfailing oi? be amie. Yi. la an snowmobile.. a-mum Trame, an

axle, ground vlmeis eiipporlliiiggseidai'ie, 1 3@ eonmeeecl 'Within -thehubs 'of i a Supplerrienlal frame "Iii aiaelied to -be mail; frame at a.point Afot-Ward of the axial l5 between said main frame und said axle,u'

- Grossi-member rigidly attaching Suid springs one to tbe other to causethe sume to act in unison to Support the body portion in an'upiight'fiositioin Suid Springe` being lpivotallv connected tothe axleat or near the' point of connection 'with said cross membei` foi' thex11-pose of leecuring the flfee movement og) the springs inde ndent ofthe swivelin and rising and fa ing of the axle', :ind a. exibledrivegshaft connected with each `ground wheel and with drivingmechanism' mounted upon the mainframe.

18. In an automobilefthe main freine, iin' mile2 ground wheelssupporting 'said axle, said axle 'being pivotally connected to. themalin frame at u point foi-werdet the axial line offtl'ie ground wheelsund lm vin m swiveled' movement about an axi's'in the ine of travel ofthe -vehicle, yspi-ings interposed' i between said main frame andSadaXe, said springel bein plvotally mounted on' Saud axleand rigi lyconnected one to the other,-

' esente and a 'iexible drive baft connected to each of said groundwheels and to a driving 30 meclmnism'mou'nted upon the main frame.

19. Inen automobile, the combination, with a main freine, 'asupplemental frame located beneath Suidnnlin frame and pivotnlly.connected thereto at one end so'that ite-` 35 other-end muy move.veitical1y,-. and ground .wheels connected with Seid supplemental tramenear the reeend thereof, of Springs interposed hbetween sald mam frameand jseid supplemental frame, connected to 4enid 4 0 mein freine,pivotlly connected tosaid snpplemental -fmnie et a point between theaxial tine of the .ground Wheels and the point of support of said -suplemental frame 'upon said' muni frame, rigid y connected one 45 to theother and adated to receive the ventical 'movement o t e gijound' Wheelsin a leseer degree.

In' testimony whereof, we aixl'our signe.

tures in presence of two Witnesses. i I

EMIL KOEB. l RALPH P. THOMPSON..

' Witnesses: I

EMA F.' MCKEE, Een/Ano L.1 REED.

